Companion to the Works of Franz Kafka
... twentieth century, and it is worth seeking some precision as to why this is so. W. H. Auden famously called him “the author who comes nearest to bearing the same kind of relation to our age as Dante, Shakespeare, and Goethe bore to theirs” — yet he is an improbable Shakespeare: in his slender author ...
... twentieth century, and it is worth seeking some precision as to why this is so. W. H. Auden famously called him “the author who comes nearest to bearing the same kind of relation to our age as Dante, Shakespeare, and Goethe bore to theirs” — yet he is an improbable Shakespeare: in his slender author ...
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... to mark Spartans and others removed an impediment to comic appreciation generally. This may well play differently in Britain or the US, with their marked regional accents. Australians, however, inhabit a large continent with few regional differences in English, and the use of accents to differentiat ...
... to mark Spartans and others removed an impediment to comic appreciation generally. This may well play differently in Britain or the US, with their marked regional accents. Australians, however, inhabit a large continent with few regional differences in English, and the use of accents to differentiat ...
Acting without expectations. - ThinkIR: The University of Louisville`s
... should be thinking read very clear on his face. 1 wanted to make everything simple. What you saw was what you got. As written, the character is simple and yet the character is extremely complex. 3 How then, were my expectations not quite met? 1 consider this performance to be one of the most success ...
... should be thinking read very clear on his face. 1 wanted to make everything simple. What you saw was what you got. As written, the character is simple and yet the character is extremely complex. 3 How then, were my expectations not quite met? 1 consider this performance to be one of the most success ...
Henry V - Shakespeare`s Globe
... characters in the play. Richard Olivier explains: ’Within the play we wanted to set up the idea that it was a company of actors telling a story. We couldn't afford an actor to play just the Chorus, and we thought about using one character from the play, but quickly decided that it would draw too muc ...
... characters in the play. Richard Olivier explains: ’Within the play we wanted to set up the idea that it was a company of actors telling a story. We couldn't afford an actor to play just the Chorus, and we thought about using one character from the play, but quickly decided that it would draw too muc ...
Chapter 5: Acting
... Finally, there is the nonprofessional actor—someone who has achieved success in another field who is cast to bring verisimilitude to a part. When these actors essentially play themselves, there is very little distinction between the persona and the part. Whereas previous generations of stage actors ...
... Finally, there is the nonprofessional actor—someone who has achieved success in another field who is cast to bring verisimilitude to a part. When these actors essentially play themselves, there is very little distinction between the persona and the part. Whereas previous generations of stage actors ...
Directing Actors
... -nothing makes a performance look more amateurish than a failure to listen and engage with the other actors -whether they are genuinely affecting each other in the moment, or whether they are just saying lines at each other, overlaying their words and movements with a predetermined, canned attitude ...
... -nothing makes a performance look more amateurish than a failure to listen and engage with the other actors -whether they are genuinely affecting each other in the moment, or whether they are just saying lines at each other, overlaying their words and movements with a predetermined, canned attitude ...
`Playing the Game`: Authenticity and invitation in
... successful’. This was because it had seemed ‘real’, he said, and had therefore managed to outrage him because what he was experiencing had seemed unethical (R3). Meanwhile, the second person (R4) describes how she was compelled to intervene by ‘the need to know whether the women was a plant or not’. ...
... successful’. This was because it had seemed ‘real’, he said, and had therefore managed to outrage him because what he was experiencing had seemed unethical (R3). Meanwhile, the second person (R4) describes how she was compelled to intervene by ‘the need to know whether the women was a plant or not’. ...
`The value of being together? Audiences in
... ‘the Tail’, following a particular character through performance spaces to construct a narrative as they encounter other characters (Flaherty 2014). For the students involved in this research, these ‘search’ and ‘tail’ strategies were, in the first instance, not used in isolation. Most combined thes ...
... ‘the Tail’, following a particular character through performance spaces to construct a narrative as they encounter other characters (Flaherty 2014). For the students involved in this research, these ‘search’ and ‘tail’ strategies were, in the first instance, not used in isolation. Most combined thes ...
File - Chalkdust Theatre Company
... 2. Is your character an embodiment of tragedy, or a victim of tragedy? 3. Who controls your character’s destiny? 4. What moral responsibility does your character have towards society? 5. Do you like your character as a person? 6. Is your character a victim of fate, or do they create their own? 7. Wh ...
... 2. Is your character an embodiment of tragedy, or a victim of tragedy? 3. Who controls your character’s destiny? 4. What moral responsibility does your character have towards society? 5. Do you like your character as a person? 6. Is your character a victim of fate, or do they create their own? 7. Wh ...
Screenwriting and Script writing Glossary
... A troublesome element in a script that negatively deflects the reader's attention away from the story. Button A TV writing term referring to a witty line that "tops off" a scene. Cable A cable television network such as HBO, or cable television in general. Cast The characters who are physically pres ...
... A troublesome element in a script that negatively deflects the reader's attention away from the story. Button A TV writing term referring to a witty line that "tops off" a scene. Cable A cable television network such as HBO, or cable television in general. Cast The characters who are physically pres ...
Screenwriting Glossary
... A troublesome element in a script that negatively deflects the reader’s attention away from the story. Button A TV writing term referring to a witty line that “tops off” a scene. Cable A cable television network such as HBO, or cable television in general. Cast The characters who are physically pres ...
... A troublesome element in a script that negatively deflects the reader’s attention away from the story. Button A TV writing term referring to a witty line that “tops off” a scene. Cable A cable television network such as HBO, or cable television in general. Cast The characters who are physically pres ...
Dramaturgical Notes - Diversionary Theatre
... was eager to see Diversionary produce it. As John endeavored to find a slot for the show in the season he discovered that the rights were not available if we wanted to switch the gender roles. A series of spectacular events then occurred (as they often do in the theatre) that allowed Phil and I to w ...
... was eager to see Diversionary produce it. As John endeavored to find a slot for the show in the season he discovered that the rights were not available if we wanted to switch the gender roles. A series of spectacular events then occurred (as they often do in the theatre) that allowed Phil and I to w ...
When Violence on Stage Becomes Real: My
... After two successful runs at the Royal Court in London in 2005, My Name Is Rachel Corrie was indefinitely postponed by the New York Theatre Workshop. The impact on the media of this elegant form of censorship was enormous. Garrett (2007) pointed out directly to fear as the cause of this decision. Bu ...
... After two successful runs at the Royal Court in London in 2005, My Name Is Rachel Corrie was indefinitely postponed by the New York Theatre Workshop. The impact on the media of this elegant form of censorship was enormous. Garrett (2007) pointed out directly to fear as the cause of this decision. Bu ...
Dramatic Commentary
... Why is their voice like that? Why are they moving like that? Why do they feel these emotions/feelings? ...
... Why is their voice like that? Why are they moving like that? Why do they feel these emotions/feelings? ...
How to write a good musical theatre review
... o Example: The summer season of the Easy Street Players has just kicked off with a six-week run of "Muriel's Memoirs" at the newly renovated Crane Performing Arts Center. This contemporary drama directed by Maria Laris stars four accomplished actors whose faces will be familiar to patrons who follow ...
... o Example: The summer season of the Easy Street Players has just kicked off with a six-week run of "Muriel's Memoirs" at the newly renovated Crane Performing Arts Center. This contemporary drama directed by Maria Laris stars four accomplished actors whose faces will be familiar to patrons who follow ...